USPTO Patents Application 10758366

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McDermott, Will & Emery

A Partnership Including
Professional Corporations
2049 Century Park East
Suite 3400

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3208
310-277-4110
Facsimile 310-277-4730
www.mwe.com

Marc E. Brown

Attorney at Law
meb@mwe.com
310-788-1569

Boston
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January 15,2004

I hereby certify that this correspondence and identified enclosures are being
deposited on January 15, 2004, with the U.S. Postal Service, "Express Mail

Post Office to Address" service, No. EV3 13252099US, under 37
C.F.R. § 1.10, addressed to the Commissioner for Patents, Mail Stop
PATENT APPLICATION, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

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Jessica/S. Brown

Mail^Stop PATENT APPLICATION
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Re: Client: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of
Southern California
Matter No. 64693-087
U.S. Patent Application

Title: Treatments for Snoring Using Injectable Neuromuscular
Stimulators

Inventors: David C. Gordon, M.D. and Gerald E. Loeb, M.D.

Subject: Transmitting Patent Application for Filing .

Dear Sir or Madam:

We enclose for filing the patent application of:

Inventors: David C. Gordon, M.D. and Gerald E. Loeb, M.D.

For: Treatments for Snoring Using Injectable Neuromuscular
Stimulators

This applicant claims Small Entity Status. See 37 C.F.R. 1.27.
The application includes:

• Cover +37 pages of specification, claims, and abstract

• Six (6) sheet(s) of drawings (Figures 1-5);

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• Declaration and Petition executed by applicant;

The filing fee has been calculated as shown below:

NO. OF
CLAIMS

EXTRA
CLAIMS

Small Entity
RATE

AMOUNT

Total Claims

53

-20

33

$9.00

$297.00

Independent Claims

6

-3

3

$43.00

$129.00

Multiple Dependent Claim(s)

$0.00

Basic Fee

$385.00

Total of Above Calculations

$811.00

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[X] Please charge my Deposit Account No. 501946 in the amount of $811.00, and reference
attorney docket number 64693-067. A duplicate copy of this sheet is enclosed.

^ The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge payment of the following fees
associated with this communication or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No.
501946. A duplicate copy is enclosed.

£<] Any additional filing fees required under 37 CFR 1.16.

O The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge payment of the following fees during
the pendency of this application or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No.
510946. A duplicate copy of this sheet is enclosed.

[X] Any patent application processing fees under 37 CFR 1.17.

[>3 Any filing fees under 37 CFR 1 . 16 for presentation of extra claims.

Please stamp the filing date on the enclosed postcard and return it to us.

Respect^ittyyubm^ted,
MCPERM0JX & EMERY

/^^Vte^ Registration No. 28,590

2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: (310) 277-41 10 / Facsimile: (310) 277-4730
Date: January 15, 2004

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